Ben Hethcoat is an actor and independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He served as Director of Slamdance TV and Documentary Programmer for the Slamdance Film Festival for three years and helped discover many critically-acclaimed films which have found distribution through HBO, Showtime, Oscilloscope and The Orchard. His first documentary as a Director, DIY, is about the independent filmmaking process and features exclusive interviews with Christopher Nolan, Rian Johnson, and the Russo Brothers. In the summer of 2015, he participated in the American Storytellers Lab with Tribeca Film Institute and CNN Films for his ongoing documentary project about Dr. Thomas Noguchi, aka “The Coroner to the Stars.” Ben produced and starred in the award-winning short film THE BABYSITTER MURDERS which is currently on the film festival circuit. In addition to Producing, he has Assistant Directed numerous projects for NYU, The American Film Institute, UCLA and James Franco’s Rabbit Bandini Productions. His film collaborations have screened at top festivals worldwide (including: Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest, and Slamdance) and have been showcased on numerous outlets (including: Rolling Stone, Hulu, Funny or Die and IndieWire).
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Biography from TMDB.
- Actor, director and producer, also editor and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Ben Hethcoat's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Travis in Show Yourself (2016)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ben Hethcoat's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ben Hethcoat's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Coroner to the Stars(2025)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Mortuary Collection(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Show Yourself(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all filmsThe Babysitter Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Post New Bills: The Story of Green Patriot Posters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Picture Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2010 to 2025.
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· The Mortuary Collection
How do Ben Hethcoat's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ben Hethcoat work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ben Hethcoat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barak Hardley shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Barak HardleyShared titles: The Mortuary Collection (2019), Show Yourself (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Barak Hardley
Composers and editors
- Mondo BoysShared titles: Coroner to the Stars (2025), The Mortuary Collection (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Mondo Boys
- Eric EkmanShared titles: The Mortuary Collection (2019), Show Yourself (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Ekman
Producers
- Billy Ray BrewtonShared titles: Coroner to the Stars (2025), Show Yourself (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Ray Brewton
- Jacob MotzShared titles: Coroner to the Stars (2025), The Mortuary Collection (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jacob Motz